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Arsene Wenger relieved to see Arsenal get back to winning ways
Arsene Wenger was relieved to see Arsenal return to winning ways on Saturday, as they overcame Aston Villa 2-1.
Last Updated: 24/02/13 8:56am
An FA Cup humbling at the hands of Championship side Blackburn Rovers and a UEFA Champions League mauling by Bayern Munich had heightened tensions in and around the Arsenal camp heading into the weekend.
The Gunners were, however, able to collect a third consecutive Premier League success as Santi Cazorla struck twice against Villa to lift the Gunners to within a point of the top four.
"I am relieved, of course, because it was important to get the three points today," Wenger told Sky Sports afterwards.
"We are on a good run in the Premiership. We were affected by our two major disappointments we had, you could see that on the nervous side, but we have a good spirit in this team and they were focused and determined.
"Even when it came back to 1-1, we found the resources to win the game. We could have scored many, many more goals today, but the most important thing was to get the three points.
"In the last 12 games in the Premiership, we lost two - one was against Man City with 10 men from the start and one at Chelsea. We are on a positive run and let's continue that."
Wenger saw Cazorla break the deadlock with just six minutes on the clock, and he concedes that it was important for Arsenal to start positively in front of a disgruntled Emirates support.
He added: "It was very important.
"The fans were great. Our fans are intelligent and know that we are in the battle to get as close as possible to the top and that we need their support.
"No matter how disappointed you are after the Bayern Munich game, what is important is to stick together and get the points and the wins.
"It has been a very demanding week physically and nervously and it was important not to feel sorry for yourself. We responded in a strong way today."
Meanwhile, Wenger is waiting on an update regarding the problem which forced the unfortunate Abou Diaby from the field just after the hour mark.
On the French midfielder, who has suffered countless injuries during his time in England, the Gunners boss said: "He told me he got kicked on the hip after he felt his calf. I don't know how bad it is."


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KENNER — Brother Martin fans showed off their signs often on Saturday night, while others donned T-shirts, all marked with the same motto: 14J.
It was a tribute to the school's domination of high school wrestling in the state, as well as a dedication to the step-father of heavyweight Ross Brister, whom the Crusaders dedicated their latest Division I state championship season to. So it was fitting that Jay Rink, a former Crusaders heavyweight state champion, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease in 2010, watched nearby from his wheelchair at the Pontchartrain Center.
In front of 3,596 fans, Brother Martin distanced itself from Catholic and Jesuit. It started with Mason Mauro at 103 pounds and continued with two-time champion Paul Klein (120).
The Crusaders finished with 339 points to easily outdistance runner-up Jesuit (275). Catholic High was third with 2631/2 points, followed by St. Paul's (229) and Rummel (198).
"When you recognize a guy like Jay, fighting for his life," Brother Martin Coach Robbie Dauterive said, "it makes sports really insignificant, but it's great to do it for him. Our kids, they carried him with us all season."
Catholic entered Saturday's finals with five wrestlers, but just one head-to-head matchup against Brother Martin. At 126 pounds, Brennan Taylor beat Austin Meyn, 9-3.
One year earlier, Taylor tore the meniscus in his right knee, an injury which required surgery and ended his junior campaign.
"The only reason I made it through the season is because I have people on my back," said Taylor, crediting his teammates for helping him cut weight and stay focused.
Later, at 160 pounds., teammate Brandon Luckett, who won a state title last season at 152 pounds., earned his second piece of gold in as many years. This time, he reached his goal with the added pressure of being a top seed.
Watching from the stands was older brother J.T, a 189-lb. champion on Catholic's 2010 state championship team.
"I worked really hard the last two years to get here," Brandon Luckett said. "A lot of hard work."
Also winning titles for Catholic were James Claitor (138) and Sidney Rodriguez (145).
Comeaux's Tyrek Malveaux also stayed undefeated (45-0) at 152. pounds. with a 6-2 decision over Brother Martin's Devin LeBlanc.
For Jesuit, Mitch Capella (113) won a state title, as did Manny Armour of Jesuit at 195.
Meanwhile, St. Paul's Connor Campo completed a second season of undefeated wrestling (44-0) against in-state competition at 132 pounds.
He ended his career with a pin of Archbishop Rummel's Rick LaCava (1:39).
His last loss was Jan. 20 against a Maryland three-time state champion, according to coach Craig Ketelsen.
Looking back, Campo was happy his mother, Shellie, forced him to wrestle after he quit football in the eighth grade. He was a 119-pound offensive lineman.
"She said, 'if you don't wrestle, you're grounded,' " Campo said, smiling.
The three-day session ended with a record 12,869 fans. The previous record of 12,837 fans was set last season.

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|Those calla lilies are from my garden!
I also used soy milk green tea flavor I found at my favorite grocery. It added more green tea flavor without ruining the taste. If you can't find it, vanilla soy milk works just fine.
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Organic Food Shops and Markets
Buying at the farm
Some farms sell their products at the farm itself and we found a website for Flanders. On this website you can find the nearest farm to where you live: www.fermweb.be.
All About Fish
Sustainable Fish
If you've been wondering which fish you can still buy with good conscience, without depleting the ocean from endangered species and knowing that your fish was caught in a sustainable way without harming other sea animals, then this small step is for you. An excellent ressource is www.goedevis.nl - that is, if you know what the fish is called in Dutch!
Organic Clothing Comes of Age
Changing our habits and lifestyle in order to lessen our impact on the environment is an onerous task. There are so many things we need to do urgently. Tackling global CO2 emissions, air, water and soil pollution, and habitat destruction are challenges that seem too great for us to take on as individuals so it�s always nice to hear some good news now and again.
Yes, your choices as a consumer really do change the world! An ever-increasing number of consumers are becoming aware that choosing to buy locally produced organic food provides important environmental, economic and social benefits: Organic agriculture protects the water supply, enriches the soil, encourages biodiversity and helps to reduce the toxic burden on our bodies and our planet. So what about our clothing?


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Northwest Territory Simpson Bay
We recently returned from a 10 day camping trip with…
Design: 17'x12' Dome tent
Sleeps: 5
Ease of Setup: Easy, but large
Weight: 15 lbs-ish
Price Paid: $79
We recently returned from a 10 day camping trip with this tent, which we bought based on some of the other reviews on here.
Setup: Easy. If you've set up a dome tent, you can set this thing up. The only caveat is that you might want to have a kid or another pair of hands, as it's sheer size makes it a little tricky to do by yourself if you're not 6'5" like me.
Space: Enormous. We fit a Queen size pillowtop air mattress in here, with plenty of space for bags and dressing space, and we even slept two of the kids in there on the floor when they got a little spooked in their own tents. I can almost stand up and everyone else can jump.
Ventilation: As a previous reviewer said, almost too much ventilation with the rain fly off, or too little, with the rain fly on. I managed to arrange it so we could have the rain fly off and still have the screen house up (clothespins)
Weather: We had several days of heavy rains, and we did have to throw a rain slicker over it the first day, as the rain fly dripped a bit. Sprayed on a bit of waterproofing on the rain fly the next day, and tight as a duck's butt after that, including handling one storm that knocked out our kitchen site.
Pros: BIG, easy setup, stable, great sky view with fly off, inexpensive
Cons: A bit too no/all ventilation, would like the screen house to be a bit more standalone, weatherproofing should have been better, boot doors are simply extra doors, rather than compartments.
All in all, well, worth the money we paid for it.
This tent worked well for me and my family; however,…
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Really Easy
Weight: ~8 lbs
Price Paid: $75
This tent worked well for me and my family; however, there are only three of us at this time. We were able to fit a queen size air mattress and a play pen in there comfortably. The size is misleading as others have said, but the screened in "breezeway" turned out to be a neat feature. However, I've only used it 2 times and I already had a pole break. Hopefully I can get it replaced for free!
The 17 X 12 size is misleading because the "porch"…
Design: 2 room hex dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: fairly easy
Weight: doesn't say, but a woman can carry
Price Paid: $70
The 17 X 12 size is misleading because the "porch" is included in that size and it doesn't have a floor. Also, it leaked and I was told by customer service I had to seal the seams. The front of the box promotes dry and comfortable, which is misleading. It does not tell you to seal the seams on the front of the box. It is comfortable for 3 or 4, but not 6 or 7 as stated on the box.
We just came home from the mountains. This tent is…
Ease of Setup: HARD
Price Paid: $79.99
We just came home from the mountains. This tent is not only difficult to put up but it is pure junk. I wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy. Hopefully I can return as the item says I can.
Pros: - Rain fly extends to within 12" of the bottom…
Design: 17 x12 ft, 2-Rm Hex Dome Tent
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Easy 5-min two person setup; 10 min max with one person
Weight: Approx 15 lbs
Price Paid: $79
- Rain fly extends to within 12" of the bottom of the tent and is part of the screened in patio area.
- Ventilation is superb, actually too good on a colder night. The doors have rounded corners and make for extremely easy zipping with one motion.
- Also features a sewn in door mat and zippered access panels in the bottom front corners of the tent.
- The elliptical shape of the tent makes this less roomy standing up everywhere but in the middle.
- Structurally, the tent seems to rely on the rainfly/patio for support in strong winds to prevent it from folding over. Also if you want the patio, you have to have the rainfly on as well.
Overall, I really like this tent. The available space for the 2-room setup is too small for my liking. Still it fits my queen air mattress with plenty of room on the sides for gear without it (though depth-wise there's about 12" from the door to the mattress). It's "airy" in that there's so much mesh you'll want the rainfly installed if you require privacy. 5 minute setup times, ez-zippers, mesh pockets & shelf, all pack into a roomy stow bag.
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In the 1930s, Pitirim A. Sorokin and J.W. Boldyreff conducted the most interesting experiment1. They told their participants that they are going to play two variations of the same theme by two prominent composers. They declared that musical critics say that the first variation is a masterpiece, while the second is an exaggerated imitation, totally deficient in self-subsistence and beauty. They said that that the aim of the experiment is to see whether laymen agree with the experts. Afterwards, experimenters played the same record twice2. The participants completed a questionnaire which had three possible answers: prefer first record, prefer second record, and no preference.
There was also a 'why' field where people could explain their choice. Out of 863 experimental subjects 501, or 58.1%, agreed with the opinion of the experts and 66, or 7.6% disagreed3. 296 participants, or 34.3%, answered that they do not prefer any of the records, and 80 out of those (this is only 9.3% of all test subjects) wrote in the 'why' field that the two records were identical. The people who preferred the record to itself also made comments in the 'why' field. For example, one of them wrote that the first record meant 'philosophical contemplation of life' and the second record was a 'jerky composition that spoils mood.'
Sorokin and Boldyreff did work at Harvard University and 17 of their test subjects were Harvard students. Out of those 8, or 47%, agreed with the opinion of the experts, 5, or 29% disagreed, and 4, or 24%, indicated no preference. Nobody noticed that the records were identical. These percentages differ from general crowd ones, but some of the differences are not statistically significant since the Harvard sample is small. For example, when only 9.3% notice that the records are identical the probability that no one of 17 people will notice this is 21%.
However, there is one statistically significant difference, and for some reason Sorokin and Boldyreff did not pay attention to it. The percentage of Harvard students who disagreed with the opinion of the experts is almost four times higher than the percentage among the general population. This difference is statistically significant. If the rate of disagreement is 7.6% the probability that 5 or more people out of 17 will disagree is only 1%. In fact the probability that the Harvard disagreement rate is at least twice as high than the general disagreement rate is 95%. It is revealing that Harvard didn't show a higher percentage of people who noticed that the records were identical, but a higher percentage of people who disagreed with the experts on the question of which of the two identical records is better.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3697710&forum_id=2#33960679)


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"Dead Space 3 has been a bit of hit and miss with gamers. While it does maintain some identity in relation to the old games, steadily the Dead Space series has been moving away from its initial survival horror roots" | Explosion.com
Think the new one got canned, read it somewhere around here
Less shooting, less amo, absolutely no weapon customization. Less monsters more scares.
This is the last one, There was going to make another but due to poor sales EA has cancelled development on the 4th instalment.
Reboot...lol. Try making this one scary like the first one. Love the no HUD etc. for immersion when u r playing a survival horror game. I hope they got the hint that they destroyed a marvelous IP...its sad too.
well if EA had left it alone instead or turning into another cover shooter with a forced AI partner I am sure it would have sold better. Heck I would have bought it if they had left the original DS formula alone.


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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Website for FGS 2013 Conference Now Online
The website for the Federation of Genealogical Societies' 2013 Annual Conference, Journey Through Generations, held in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, August 21-24, 2013, is now online. Visit the FGS 2013 website here to learn more. Registration for the FGS 2013 conference will be available soon.
A Conference For The Nation's Genealogists
Learn from experts. Collaborate with other genealogists. Look for your ancestors in the more than one million books and microform sources in The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library.
The FGS 2013 confernece is co-sponsored by local hosts Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana and the Allen County Public Library.
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As the impacts of climate change become manifest, governments around the world are beginning to plan for changes in order to ensure they will be able to meet their respective population's growing demand for energy, food and water and also prepare communities for climate change through adaptation measures.
The Netherlands has been a leader in climate adaptation efforts for decades. In January 2012, the government passed the Delta Act, which will ensure the nation that all levels of government will collaborate with public organizations and the private sector to protect communities from flooding and provide a secure freshwater supply. Furthermore, the national adaptation strategy will enable all levels of government to participate in the integrated planning approach, bolstering resiliency. The Netherlands is now committing nearly EUR 1 billion to climate adaptation annually.
Dutch coast: dykes, canals, dams, bridges, and locks hold back the North Sea / © USGS EROS Data Center
Global user networks contribute to flood forecasts in the Netherlands
The government, businesses and local groups have been working to enhance natural climate buffers by increasing sediment and peat formation, heightening dikes and mounds, and investing in natural resilience. Through the implementation of such natural buffers, communities can grow in concert with their environment, as it adapts to the changing climate.
The Dutch research institute Deltares, for examples, is achieving increased community resilience through improved data collection and management, enabling a global network of users to contribute to a system that ensembles flood forecasts. This active user network emboldens flood forecasting, thereby protecting communities along river basins. In coastal regions, Deltares is using sand dunes to purify water, and in doing so, protecting groundwater supplies from salt-water intrusion.
These natural defenses also plan for the needs of future generations which prioritizes inter-generational equity. Such inclusivity and an integrated planning approach reflect the success of the Dutch government's management performance (one of the reasons The Netherlands ranks 11th place among 31 OECD countries with regards to the governments' ability to develop strategic policy solutions, according to The Bertelsmann Foundation's Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI). In particular, the Netherlands' strong history of self-reflection and monitoring capacity is likely to assist in its efforts to account for climate change's impacts and defend its coasts, low lying areas, and vulnerable populations.
Land and water management will need to be addressed in an integrated manner, especially when considering populations living in coastal areas and river basins. As the Netherlands climate adaptation strategy documents, using nature to mitigate risks due to climate change, is an effective and important approach for governments to consider.
Other soft strategies include raising awareness, promoting conservation and efficient spatial planning. These soft strategies and natural buffers allow for nature to be spatially integrated with human intervention or hard infrastructure, decreasing overall costs of intervention.
The first step towards sound climate adaptation and national resiliency requires governments to elevate climate change policy in their nation's priorities. Once adaptation and integrated land and water management are recognized as exigent needs for sustainable prosperity and inter-generational equity, well-conceived incentive policies and market mechanisms can change how land and water is managed. This can ensure that all stakeholders contribute to sustainable management of the precious land and water resources, and help insulate populations from any surprises climate change brings in its wake.
Antonia Sohns is a Water and Energy Analyst at the World Bank and co-author of "Sustainable Fisheries and Seas: Preventing Ecological Collapse," in State of the World 2013. She writes this article in her personal capacity. This is an excerpted version of her article first published on SGI News.


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Iowa, Nebraska Honor Flights funding goals reached
Iowa, Nebraska Honor Flights funding goals reached
OMAHA, Neb. —
Organizers of free Honor Flights to Washington, D.C., for Nebraska and western Iowa veterans of the Korean War say they've gotten enough cash and pledges to pay for the two flights.
Bill Williams, of Patriotic Productions in Omaha, said Thursday that a $10,000 gift from the Mutual of Omaha Foundation on Wednesday helped him reach the $85,000 needed for an Oct. 29 flight.
On Tuesday the Western Iowa Honor Flight program announced that a $30,000 donation from the Iowa West Foundation would ensure that more than 100 Iowans take their trip on Oct. 30.
On their one-day visits, the veterans will tour the Korean War Memorial and other sites honoring U.S. veterans.


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NFL lockout is officially over
Despite grumbles, agreement is reached
On Monday morning, the good news started pouring in for fans of American football. The lockout which had threatened the country's (true, modern) pastime finally ended. The focus now turns to the actual start of the season, currently slated for September 8.
When the new NFL season begins, there will be a couple important differences, but most of them will be invisible. When it comes to the changes that both sides were pushing for, there was compromise instead of hard manifestation—at least to this point. The schedule will remain a 16-game affair —for now. Owners will be getting more money than they were previously. Practices will change, and there is already grumbling from those who are attached to the old schedule.
These differences, however, are inevitable when two sides are fighting for every inch. All told, in the process of negotiation, the NFL was officially locked out for more than 4 months, the longest lockout in NFL history. However, the good news is that no official games were lost to the labor dispute, save an exhibition game which had been scheduled for August 7.
A great summary of the winners and losers of the draft has been written up at espn.com. In regards to that article, though, I'd defy anyone to go out and talk to a football fan. There is a reason that this was the top story on ESPN for the last three days, and why it continues to get mentioned on CNN. In times like these, when people are looking toward August 2 as a potential for the United States government defaulting on its debt, Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, took the time to point out that if football can get a deal done, certainly the bureaucrats in Washington should be able to follow suit; especially when the matter is of such increased gravity. For those who prefer their sports without politics, there's a handy comparison, too: The NFL lockout being resolved in a timely fashion gives hope to the fans of the NBA, which is still engaged in a lockout of its own.
At the end of the day, though, despite lists of winners and losers and total amount of time lost to this lockout, the easiest proof is in the pudding. Next time you're out and about, ask a sports fan—whether it's at a bar, at work, or even just at a stoplight—"Hey, how do you feel that the NFL lockout is over?" Chances are, they'll gripe a bit. They'll mention how it was millionaires fighting with billionaires. And they'll say how ridiculous it was to have to slog through the news. But, at the end of that conversation, most people, as Americans who love football above all others, will smile and say, "Hey, I'm just glad it's back."


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This is a collection of outreach resources about the Sun that are meant to be used in informal education settings. This toolkit was originally designed for NASA Night Sky Network member clubs and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Astronomy... (View More) from the Ground Up network of museum and science center educators. The toolkit includes background information about the Sun, magnetic fields of the Earth and Sun, and space weather, activity suggestions, and detailed activity scripts. The themes of this toolkit address both the constant nature of the Sun as a reliable source of energy and the dynamic nature of the Sun due to its changing magnetic fields. The activities and related materials in this collection include The Sun in a Different Light - Observing the Sun, Explore the Sun cards, Magnetic Connection, the Space Weather PowerPoint, Protection from Ultraviolet, and Where Does the Energy Come From cards. These activities can be done separately or as a group as part of an informal education event. Institutions that are not part of the Night Sky Network will need to acquire the various materials required for each activity. (View Less)
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Raymond Blanc and Gary Jones are chefs at Le Manoir. Raymond Blanc stresses the importance of using the very best chocolate with around 70% cocoa dark chocolate for this recipe.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS; (4 servings)
Preparation time: 20 minutes, plus 2 hours' chilling
165 g (51/2 oz) dark chocolate finely chopped (See my recommendation)
25g (1 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder (See my recommendation)
10 organic or free range egg whites
25 g (1 oz) caster sugar
1 organic or free range egg yolk
Whisking the egg whites.
With an electric beater, whisk the egg whites and sugar for 2–3 minutes, until they form soft peaks.
Adding the eggs to the chocolate.
Stir the egg yolk into the chocolate and cocoa mixture and immediately whisk in a quarter of the egg whites to lighten the mixture.
Melting the chocolate.
Place the chocolate and cocoa powder in a large bowl set over a pan of hot water and leave to melt over a low heat; do not boil the water or the chocolate will become grainy. Stir until smooth, then remove from the heat. Keep warm over the pan of water while you whisk the egg whites.
Fold in the remaining egg whites with a large spatula, ensuring that you do not over mix or the mousse will be heavy. Pour into a glass bowl or individual glasses and leave to set in the fridge for 2 hours or until required.
Le Manoir aux quat' Saisons
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I recommend for this recipe using Amedei, Incontro 66% dark chocolate couverture, or for a slightly more bitter finish the 72% dark chocolate minigrammes by Michel Cluizel. For a slightly sweeter chocolate then both the Valrhona 61% and 68% also. I would generally not recommend anything higher than 75% cocoa solids for this dessert as there is little additional sweetness in the way of fruits or ice cream to balance anything higher - unless of course you like your chocolate really bitter.
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NEW YORK - Perhaps the title overstates the case.
The tycoons of ABC's reality series "Shark Tank" wouldn't feed on your leg. They're not even out to eat the lunch of budding entrepreneurs who come before them in the Shark Tank (a stage at Los Angeles' Sony Studios, where the Sharks convene two or three times a year for mammoth taping sessions). They're just after a healthy serving of any future feast.
So each Shark must decide whether to invest his or her own cash and expertise in a given opportunity, whether it's a kiddie train ride at the mall, boneless baby-back ribs, or a pot of boiling water that can charge a cellphone. Maybe they try to outbid one another. Often they argue over whether the deal is a winner or a bust.
The show, now in its fifth season, airs Fridays at 9 p.m.
Recently, five of the Sharks (technology specialist Robert Herjavec couldn't make it) joined a reporter for a talk:
"Queen of QVC" and inventor Lori Greiner: "Why did I agree to be on the show? Because they asked!"
Fashion and branding expert Daymond John: "I did it because I wanted to diversify my portfolio, but I was only getting pitched clothing companies. People thought since I was the FUBU (urban streetwear) guy I'd come to a meeting with gold teeth and baggy jeans and start break dancing."
Venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary: "Because each Shark has made it on his own from different sectors of the economy, we bring different disciplines to the table. Any one of my fellow Sharks might see something in a deal that I don't. To be competitive, I try to see it through their eyes."
Mark Cuban, owner of AXS TV and the Dallas Mavericks: "On the show, we all have our little branding angles. I try to be the guy who gives the advice."
Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran: "The best advice was from (executive producer) Mark Burnett: 'What makes great TV is just to be yourself.' How freeing was that! So my first concern is always: Am I gonna lose money? Second concern: Can I MAKE money? A distant third: Is this good TV? And no one's in our ear saying, 'Do this, say that.' "
Cuban: "It's OUR money! The producers can't tell us what to do!"
John: "I'm always amazed at how they take 15 cameras and an hourlong pitch and turn it into six to eight minutes, and yet it plays out exactly like the pitch happened."
Cuban: "The hard part on 'Shark Tank' is finding a clever way to say no."
Corcoran: "A way you haven't used a hundred times before!"
Cuban: "One pitch, I was thinking, 'There's no way I'm interested. Now I've got to come up with a clever way to go out.' And then the guy called me Cubes. He goes, 'Hey, Cubes!' And that was all I needed: 'Cubes?! I'm out!' "
O'Leary: "After you go in on a deal on 'Shark Tank,' a due-diligence period begins."
Cuban: "They'll come on and say, 'My widget costs 50 cents to make.' Then you do your due diligence and find it costs $4 to make UNLESS you get to a billion units - THEN it gets down to 50 cents!"
Corcoran: "Out of 26 businesses, I have four that are clear winners, two that have paid me back, two that WILL pay me back. The rest? Come to my office: I have every entrepreneur in frames on my wall. The minute I realize I'm not gonna ever make money on THAT one, I flip him over to remind me not to spend more time on it. (Laughing.) It's dead to me!"
Cuban: "The real work isn't shooting the show. It's managing and dealing with the companies afterward."
Greiner: "Eighty percent of my deals are doing well. My biggest problem is the ones who don't listen when you advise them to do something."
O'Leary: "The first season, everything we saw was absolute (garbage). Then in season three, real deals started to show up. That was the first time I thought, 'My goodness, this really IS a platform to launch products and services!"'
Cuban: "There's no better platform anywhere. If I had a choice between putting something on six minutes of 'Shark Tank' (averaging 7.3 million viewers, plus CNBC's reruns on Sunday nights) or on the home page of Amazon, I'm taking 'Shark Tank.' "
Greiner: "Of course, being recognized from the show can be a problem. Before, if I just wanted to run to the grocery store, I'd be in my nightgown and throw on a coat ... and go. That doesn't work anymore."
John: "People pitch me on the street. But I tell them I'm either Ashy Larry from 'Chappelle's Show' or Cee Lo (Green)."
Cuban: "The show has actually reduced pitches I get. ... Now I say, 'If you want to be on "Shark Tank," you can't tell me now. Go to ABC.com and apply.'
Corcoran: "When I started on the show, I fired the shrink I had for years because of my tremendous need for attention. Now I save that money every week!"


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Digesting the Budget: First-belch reactions
Clarke snoozes, Miliband in ribtickling iPod insult
Budget '11 Responding to George Osborne's Budget, Labour leader Ed Miliband said growth is down, employment is down and living standards are falling.
He accused Osborne's second Budget of building on the failure of his first. He said the coalition strategy of cuts was undermining the economic recovery.
Stock markets were mostly unmoved by Osborne's speech.
The Forum of Private Business is unimpressed with cuts to the Lower Value Consignment Relief for packages sent from the Channel Islands. We have more that here.
The Federation of Small Businesses said Osborne's Budget did not go far enough to encourage job creation.
John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: "The Chancellor has said that this Budget would be a 'Budget for Growth' and in part that is what we have – however, there are vital components missing for small firms to create jobs... The Government has committed to cutting red tape, but we believe new employment laws will still come into force in this year, which could hinder businesses from taking on staff. The biggest opportunity missing from this Budget is by not extending the NICs holiday nationwide to existing businesses, which would really have provided incentives for small firms to take on more staff."
The lobbyists for big business the CBI welcomed the Budget. It especially liked cuts to corporation tax and reductions in health and safety rules. The only fly in the ointment for the fat cuts was paying for fuel duty steadying by taxing oil companies which it said: "could be counterproductive, and will create uncertainty for future investment."
There was no change in the speech to IR35 tax rules, expected by some observers.
Beaker Danny Alexander assured the BBC that the extra tax on oil extraction would not be countered by oil companies simply putting up prices at the pump. He accepted that it was a simple choice between extracting money from consumers or from oil companies.
Miliband noted that the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke did appear to doze off during the speech and described Osborne as "Lamont with an iPod", which is almost funny.
The biggest change, should it go through, is likely to be the move to unified income tax and national insurance payments. Osborne said he would open a consultation on the issue, but any changes would likely be several years away. ®


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A cat's gender and breed do not always predict the individual's temperament. Keep your options open when deciding upon whether or not to adopt a particular breed or gender.
Halloween might be fun for us humans, but it can be a haunting experience for our cats. While we're dishing out candy, carving pumpkins and donning scary costumes, it's easy to overlook the risks our cats might face.
"It's one of those things people don't always think about," says Candance Labane-Godfrey, a past president of the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters. Labane-Godfrey and other experts offer 13 not-so-ghoulish tips to keep your cat healthy and safe this Halloween.
It's critical to keep your cat in mind as you prepare to celebrate Halloween and other holidays, says Labane-Godfrey. "It can definitely be a risky time for cats because of some of the products and tools we humans use around holiday times."
Kim Boatman is a journalist and frequent contributor to The Daily Cat, based in Northern California whose work has appeared in The Miami Herald, the Detroit Free Press and the San Jose Mercury News. She is a lifelong lover of animals and shares her home with three cats.
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Inspired (as so often) by Sam, who recently took a why-not? trip there, and spurred by the news that a WWI-themed opera would be playing for two weeks only, I decided to look into the feasibility of a mid-February weekend in Philly. For its balmy climate. The stars aligned: we could catch a Sunday matinee at the opera, go out for dinner at a BYOB–giving us an excuse to drink the *outstanding* wine we were given for Christmas–and since it was President's Day weekend, catch the "American Spirits" Prohibition exhibition at the Constitution Center for free. I found a $99 deal at the city center Sheraton, roundtrip Bolt Bus tickets for about $30 each, and managed to book us into the incredible Matyson for a late-ish Saturday night dinner (not an easy feat, as I'd forgotten that this was the closest Saturday to Valentine's Day, and shit was BOOKED UP. Urgh.)
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OT: Titus Young Sr imploding
Have you guys been tuning into the ongoing Titus Young train wreck? I believe the lions haven't "KUT" him yet, because they are hoping to get something for him. Maybe in this upcoming draft, however the last couple of days he's pretty much diminished any value he had remaining.
Titus even hinted at "#halloffame".....does the CFL have a hall?? The Lions could trade him for a 6-pack of Molson.


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USA TODAY Announces Kick-Off of 2013 U.S. Young Lions Competitions
Jan 16, 2013, 09:30 EST
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY, official U.S. representative to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, announces the kickoff of the 2013 U.S. Young Lions competitions. Through this annual competition USA TODAY identifies emerging American creative talent and celebrates them on a global stage.
USA TODAY will administer four Young Lions competitions – Cyber, Film, Media and Print. The winning U.S. teams will be sponsored to compete at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity as "TEAM USA" against the most talented and creative young professionals in the world. The competitions are open to teams of two young professionals under the age of 28 employed by an advertising company or agency, or media company in the U.S. The competitions will run from January through May. The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Festival is June 16-22, 2013 in Cannes, France.
All registration and competition details can be found at www.cannes-lions.usatoday.com/.The deadline for registration is February 7, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Thank you to our participating U.S. Young Lion Sponsors: Digitas for Cyber; and Pereira & O'Dell for Film. USA TODAY sponsors the Print competition.
USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY's mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its unique visual storytelling, USA TODAY delivers high-quality and engaging content across print, digital, social and video platforms. An innovator of news and information, USA TODAY reflects the pulse of the nation and serves as the host of the American conversation – today, tomorrow and for decades to follow. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of nearly 1.8 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website launched in 1995, reach a combined 6.6 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than 16 million downloads on mobile devices. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE : GCI ).
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New York, NY (PRWEB) January 19, 2013
On January 19, Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC) congratulates Heather Knies, who beat two brain tumors and is now cancer free and the mother of a seven-month-old daughter.
Knies was diagnosed with two brain tumors at age 24. ABC News states that while this is on the young side, doctors say that people can get brain cancer at any age, even as infants. Normally, a glioblastoma (the type of brain tumor Knies was diagnosed with) is essentially a death sentence. But eight years later, the article reports that the 32-year-old is neurologically intact and her MRIs are coming up completely clear of cancer.
Knies has also given birth to her daughter Zoe, a fact that has astonished doctors at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona, considering that radiation therapy and chemo can render patients infertile, reports ABC News.
Knies' surgeon, Dr. Robert Spetzler, said that "in his 35 years as a neurosurgeon in the United States… he has never seen such a triumph against a stage 4 glioblastoma," in the article from ABC News.
Scott Darrohn, a spokesperson for VABC, congratulates Knies on her recovery. "Being diagnosed with a glioblastoma is a devastating circumstance," Darrohn said. "But Heather Knies has proven that people can overcome even the worst diagnosis." Darrohn added that keeping a positive outlook on your situation can sometimes make all the difference.
VABC has a wide variety of initiatives in place for brain cancer research, awareness and support. The organization's research grants fund cutting-edge research programs that will have a monumental impact on the diagnosis and treatment of brain cancer. VABC currently funds research at several esteemed institutions such as Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, John Hopkins, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Yale, to name a few.
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Yesterday, President Jacob Zuma made one of the most important speeches in the history of AIDS in South Africa. In front of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), he unequivocally acknowledged the devastation of AIDS on our country. With this speech state-supported AIDS denialism has been banished.
Yesterday, President Jacob Zuma made one of the most important speeches in the history of AIDS in South Africa. In front of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), he unequivocally acknowledged the devastation of AIDS on our country. With this speech state-supported AIDS denialism has been banished.
TAC is pleased to report two positive developments that all but bring the Matthias Rath saga to a conclusion:
The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASASA) has ordered Rath to withdraw his unsubstantiated claims following a complaint by TAC.
There are three ASASA rulings against Rath. They can be found here.
The British Advertising Standards Authority has forced Rath to remove his advertising for treatments as they were unsupported by evidence and misled the public.
The Food and Drug Administration in the USA has cautioned Rath for advertising some of his products in contravention of US law.
By Zackie Achmat, Mail & Guardian 27 September 2008
On September 20 2008, as South Africa's newly acquired Gripen fighter jets took off from a local air show to parade across Cape Town skies, residents would awaken to one of the most remarkable days in the political history of the republic. The Mbeki-Pahad monolith had collapsed.
The decision by the ANC to recall President Thabo Mbeki represents the downfall of the most hubristic executive in contemporary South Africa, and one that has been characterised by the unrelenting denialism of the greatest threats facing our country -- the mounting failure of the criminal justice system to prosecute and convict criminals, the increasingly disturbing nature of violent crime, burgeoning inequality and unemployment, the HIV/Aids catastrophe and the culture of impunity for corrupt and incompetent public officials.
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The Department of Health has indicated the need for a detailed forensic investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disposal of donar funding within the department. The KZN Provincial Treasury Department has appointed Ubunye Consortium to conduct the said investigation and submit a report on the findings to Treasury.
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Kwazulu-Natal Province (KZN) is the epicentre of the South African HIV epidemic. Nearly 40% of pregnant women attending public health facilities in the province are HIV-positive. 16.5% of people over the age of two are infected (South African National HIV Survey, 2005). More than any other province it needs good political leadership on AIDS. But instead the province's MEC for Health, Peggy Nkonyeni, entertains AIDS denialism and is destroying health-care in the province.
The Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill, 2008 was formally introduced to Parliament on 17 June 2008. Parliament has called for submissions by 18 July. It will hold public hearings on 5 to 6 August. The Bill is disastrous. It will undermine the scientific governance of medicine and potentially reverse the gains of the recent court victory by TAC and the South African Medical Association in their case against Matthias Rath, the Minister of Health and others.
Here is a letter written to the Head of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health by TAC and the AIDS Law Project (ALP) indicating our intention to make an oral submission to Parliament on the bill and raising our broad concerns with the bill.
Today the Cape High Court handed down a landmark judgment in a court action initiated by TAC and the South African Medical Association (SAMA) against Matthias Rath and the Government of South Africa. The case was originally heard before the Court on 12-14 March 2008.


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Hicks to play football at Wabash College
CHURUBUSCO — Churubusco's football team officially sent off another athlete to play at the next level.Brient Hicks, a defensive stalwart for the Eagles, will continue his football career at Wabash College.Hicks was part of a Churubusco team that won three conference titles during his career. In his senior year, he was one of the leading Eagle defensive players. He had 9.5 tackles-for-loss and more than 50 solo or assisted tackles throughout the year.His contributions on the defensive side of the ball were noted by Churubusco Football Head Coach Paul Sade.To read the rest of this story, see the March 26 issue of The Post and Mail. Don't have a subscription? Call (260) 244-5153 or subscribe to our e-edition. For breaking news, sports updates and additional coverage, bookmark the homepage and find us on facebook and twitter.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – After the longest off-season in professional sports the IZOD IndyCar Series is back with one of the most popular events of the season – the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
It's not only the first race of the season it's also the starting block for the stars, cars and teams that will compete in the 97th Indianapolis 500 on May 26. Of the 25 drivers that will start Sunday's race on the streets of St. Petersburg it's highly likely that one of these drivers will be the Indianapolis 500 champion and get a chance to take a drink out of the bottle of milk in Victory Lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Defending IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay is hoping he is that driver. He hopes to get off to a fast start in Sunday's race that airs at 12 noon Eastern Time on the NBC Sports Network and continue the momentum he gained from the 2012 championship into the Month of May and the Indy 500.
"We are ready to get to work," Hunter-Reay said. "This has been a long off-season. One that has been busy for me off the track but I'm really looking forward to getting back in the car and defending the No. 1 that we really worked for so hard last year. It's tough because I can feel it is going to be tougher, more challenging to defend a championship. In 2012, there were a lot of first for us. To replicate it and duplicate it will really take a redoubling of our efforts and look into ourselves to how we can improve because if we are not moving forward we are moving backward.
"Winning a championship is something I've dreamed of doing since I was a kid. We realized it as a team and I realized that I'm just one part of that equation. Certainly celebrating with our teammates was big but we are ready to move on to 2013 and defend our championship. It's been a long, hard road to get here and we have more work to do and we are ready to redouble our efforts to defend that in 2013. I've spent so much time watching Dario Franchitti celebrate a championship throughout my career it was really nice to change that up for once. It's a huge honor."
In 2012, Hunter-Reay gave the United States its first IZOD IndyCar Series champion since 2006 when Sam Hornish, Jr. won the title. As the 2013 season begins, the next step is for the Andretti Autosport driver to become the first American-born Indianapolis 500 winner since Hornish also did it in 2006.
"Indy is the big one," Hunter-Reay said. "That is the one we are focused on and I'm sure the one everyone else is focused on as well. It's one of the races Chevrolet didn't win last year so there is a lot of time and effort going into that. Trust me; it's something that we think about often. We qualified on the front row last year and ran in the top three or four and had a really good car then had a CV joint failure. It's one that potentially got away. We are going back hoping to have a similar beginning to our month which is qualifying on the front row."
The season begins with three street and road course races including St. Petersburg, followed by the natural terrain road course at Barber Motorsports Park and then the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach – a race Hunter-Reay has won.
"I think Long Beach is certainly a strong point for us; Brazil is as well," Hunter-Reay said. "We need better finishes at St. Pete. I've had a third and a second there. I've had two seconds at Brazil. I'm tired of those second place trophies. We need a better finish at Barber and obviously a better finish at Indy. There are some tracks that really suit us and there are some that we really need to step it up in 2013."
It was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2011 that may have actually started Hunter-Reay's drive to the championship in 2012. He missed making the 33-driver starting lineup on Bump Day and was prepared to watch the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 on the sidelines. At the time, team owner Michael Andretti called it the lowest point in his career but Andretti struck a deal with fellow team owner A.J. Foyt to put Hunter-Reay in a car that was already qualified by Bruno Junqueira.
Although the move was quite unpopular at the time because Junqueira had earned his way into the starting lineup it was not unprecedented. It wasn't the way Hunter-Reay wanted to get into the race but with big-time sponsors DHL and Sun-Drop supporting his effort at Andretti Autosport a business decision had to be made to satisfy the sponsors.
It also lit a fire under his crew at Andretti Autosport that would ultimately culminate with the championship in 2012.
"That was certainly a low point for us; the point that was a kick in the pants," Hunter-Reay recalled. "That got us going to where we are because we hit that low; we hit that bottom. Michael said to me at the time 'This will never happen again, we are going to win races. Enough of this.' We went out and did really well after Indy that year, won a race at New Hampshire and closed out the season among the best in points for the second half of the season.
"Going into 2012 we had that momentum and the championship is a testament to how far we have come since 2011."
Hunter-Reay was the most diverse driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2012 with four victories including two ovals and two street races.
There is no better place to get the season started for the IZOD IndyCar Series than the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
It's auto racing's version of "Spring Break" with plenty of sunshine, a spectacular backdrop against the water of Tampa Bay, a vibrant downtown setting in one of Florida's best resort cities and plenty of high-speed action on the streets of St. Pete.
Originally part of the Champ Car World Series schedule in 2003, it has become a much-anticipated highlight of the IZOD IndyCar Series beginning in 2005. Since that time it has become one of the top-four races on the IndyCar schedule joining such iconic events as the Indianapolis 500, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Saturday night race every June at Texas Motor Speedway.
Some of the great names of this era of IndyCar racing have won this race including Paul Tracy, the late Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves, Will Power and Dario Franchitti. Young Graham Rahal achieved history when he became the youngest driver ever to win an IndyCar race as the 19-year-old scored a win in his first-ever race in this series.
Not only is Castroneves a three-time Indy 500 winner he is a three-time winner of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and is attempting to go back-to-back at St. Pete for the second time in his career.
"The atmosphere is great," Castroneves said. "The fans are awesome. The weather is beautiful. It's the first race of the season. When you put everything together, you just are super excited to be back in the race car and ready to go. So it's a place where everything starts, a special place to start the season that you can see it's going to be very exciting."
Castroneves scored an emotional win in last year's race. It was the first race for the series since popular two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2005 IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon was killed in a horrific crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011. It was also the first race for the Dallara DW12 IndyCar which was renamed in his honor.
And it came in Wheldon's hometown as the driver from Emberton, England moved to this Gulf Coast city early in his IndyCar career. So when Castroneves drove to the win, he stopped at the street that has been renamed Dan Wheldon Way in honor of the fallen star, climbed the fence and touched the sign honoring Wheldon.
"Certainly the end was awesome, but the beginning of the race was actually pretty good," Castroneves recalled. "We started in sixth place and we just managed to stay out of trouble. As soon as some of the leaders made a pit stop, we decided to stay out, and from there on, it was just a matter of keep going and over the pits. We were able to come back in second place behind the Ganassi guys, Scott Dixon, and we were able to make a great move on the outside, turn one, and passed for the win. So we were extremely excited and happy to start the season like that.
"The celebration was even better, having the Dan Wheldon sign in respect over there, and to celebrate, it was a memorable coincidence and it was just really great, great to remember him the way he lived, and not what happened the year before. So it was a very emotional, crazy win."
The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg celebrates the end of a very long offseason for the high-speed, open-wheel series which has been in virtual hibernation since Hunter-Reay clinched the IZOD IndyCar Series championship at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California on September 16, 2012.
"It seems like a long time ago at Fontana," said four-time IZOD IndyCar Series champion three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti, whose streak of three-straight IndyCar championships ended last season. "I've driven the race car precisely twice since then. We get asked 'how is the car?' and I don't really know. I don't really know where we are but we have made some gains over the winter.
"We'll see how it goes once we get to St. Petersburg. We used the race engines last week at the test at Barber Motorsports Park so we couldn't go out there and run up the miles. The engineers had a lot of time in the offseason at Honda and Chevrolet. Although the car may look the same underneath there are a lot of tiny details that will look different. But it was definitely a very long offseason."
Hitting the streets of St. Pete also signals the first race of a 19-race schedule in 2013 that will feature the return of some tremendous race drivers, teams and venues while featuring such additions as three double-header race weekends and "standing starts" at the street contests at Toronto in July and Houston in October.
The double-headers will be held at the Chevrolet Belle Isle Grand Prix of Detroit on June 1-2, the Honda Indy Toronto on July 13-14 and the Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston on October 5-6.
Those additions will bring a little bit of variety to some of the vents but some of the competitors question the validity of those changes.
"The double-headers I'm on the fence," said 2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon of Target/Chip Ganassi Racing. "Some people like it; some people don't. I like the fact when you are at the track you are going to race more but I like racing. Does it take away from the big event on Sunday? Sometimes less is more than piling on more. Until we see where that goes it's a bit of an unknown.
"Standing starts – I don't think the equipment is really made for it. Trying to get consistency a lot of people have tried to test that on testing days but each day you go to do a typical start the start point of the clutch moves. It will mix it up whether that is a good thing or not. The weak point is the clutch system. It's just not made for that. You don't really know when it is going to let go. As far as reliability the car will be fine."
Dixon's two IndyCar titles have been separated by five years. It has been five years since his last championship in 2008. He has been a major factor in the last seven championship battles and is hoping to finally cross the threshold to score his third series championship.
"I wish it were that easy," Dixon said. "The last few years have obviously been strong. Since 2006 we have finished every year in the top three but have only capitalized on one of those which is a little annoying. Last year was pretty decent. We had lots of ups and downs – mechanical issues, Milwaukee; I stepped on it at Texas. There were lots of places where we could have come up with 35 points that we didn't win the championship by. It's always easy to look back but this year we need to do the same and refine it a little bit and make up the points difference that we had.
"It is frustrating when you are so close so many times. It is good to know you are in the hunt and you can say that about a lot of others. In some years when you win championships you get into a roll and strike some good luck but we have plateaued in an area where we were close but not great. You get into those flows. Dario has been on a great run recently. I think Ryan Hunter-Reay had races last year where they may not have had a great car but were still able to use strategy and him drive through to get great points or win a race. That is what you have to do to win a championship in the end."
At least Dixon has won two IndyCar championships. Team Penske's Will Power would like to finally get his first title. The hard-charger on the street and road courses has failed to find the same formula on the oval tracks and that has cost him the championship the past three seasons. After crashing in the season's final race on the 2-mile oval at Fontana last September Power lost the title by just four points to Hunter-Reay.
Hunter-Reay outscored Power by a whopping 82 points on the oval tracks on the schedule and proved to be the better all-around driver with four victories including two on short ovals and two on street courses.
"I just need to score four more points," Power said last week during the preseason test at Barber. "It's not really to change much. We made changes within the team and had a relaxing off-season. I've never seen a team work so hard in the off-season really. Me personally as well so all we can do is bring what we've got, do our absolute best. My approach to the season is really no different than it's been the last three years. Just going to keep chipping away and hopefully at some point we can get the thing done.
"I think you learn to finish second. I've finished there three times. A week after the race we were back in the shop talking about next year already. I have to say it was the most relaxed off-season I've ever had. I just kind of enjoyed it. It is what it is. I get to compete at a high level with probably the best team year after year and it's just an enjoyable thing to do. It's cool that we are always there in the hunt for the championship and it's a real motivation to try and get that done."
Power is determined and driven but he certainly won't let his championship shortcomings define him.
"I just think that as you go on in life, just in general or with your job, whatever that may be and for me it's racing, you become a lot more comfortable with your surroundings and the people you work with, the series and everything you're in," Power said. "You just become more relaxed naturally because it becomes more common to you. That's what's happened with me. I think that would happen to anyone in any job, you just become more comfortable."
Every season there is only one champion and last year it went to a driver from the United States for the first time since Sam Hornish, Jr. in 2006. Hunter-Reay has had a long offseason to enjoy his accomplishment and will carry the traditional car No. 1 this season.
"The best thing about winning a championship, this is what I've been working for my entire life, it's a dream come true," Hunter-Reay said. "Nobody can ever take that away from me now, from us, from our team. It's something that we accomplished. We earned it, straight up earned it. Nobody can ever take that away. That's a beautiful thing. We were IndyCar champions.
"We're starting new now. We're the defending champions. And that does absolutely nothing for us when the green flag flies in St. Pete. We're starting all over again. We have to go out there and live up to the No. 1 on the side of the car. That's where the pressure comes from, is living up to that No. 1."
That was last year and beginning at St. Petersburg it's a new championship battle. Expect Hunter-Reay to remain a threat along with Power, Castroneves, Franchitti and Dixon. And look for second-year driver Simon Pagenaud to have a breakout season after finishing fifth in points as a rookie in 2012.
Hunter-Reay takes a quiet confidence into the season-opener and realizes it's time to get back to racing.
"I know if we execute and put a decent car on the racetrack, we'll be competitive, competing for race wins," Hunter-Reay said. "Putting the package together is the tough part. That's what we have to focus on. We know how to do it from last year. We know where we need to be a lot better. Hopefully if we do that we improve in the areas we need to, then we can make a serious run for this championship.
"I know one thing — it's going to be interesting. The past four seasons now it's come down to the last race, and it certainly will this year, I guarantee it."
And that is what makes the IZOD IndyCar Series the best racing series on the planet as the series championship is almost always in doubt until the last turn of the last lap of the last race of the season. But in order to get there the champion has to make it through the first turn of the first lap of the first race of the season on the streets of St. Petersburg.


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Added Nov 21, 2010
by lnae
Hernicourt, France
My version of Angela Kane's pinafore dress. I shortened it a bit, and I modified the neckline. I liked the idea of a contrasting top stitching, so I used a red thread. I enjoyed making this dress very much, it was easy to make and the video helped a lot.
(please excuse my poor english ^^)
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Nov 29, 2016, 12.44 PMby Kaatje706
Wow, I really want to make this dress! Is the pattern one size? Or why are there 4 files? They al look the same
Oct 14, 2014, 12.18 AMby Katherine Kennedy
Nice! What kind of material did you use?
Aug 17, 2011, 09.35 PMby cyndi-de-crafti
Wow. the fitting is so perfect. Simple and chic!
Jan 31, 2011, 05.21 PMby woman
wow, yours fit perfectly! besides modifying the neckline, did you take in the sides for a better fit?
Nov 24, 2010, 02.48 PMby shellidawn
Two things: First, Your dress is magnificent! And, second, your English is perfectly fine!! :o)
Nov 24, 2010, 08.11 AMby kessrien
Well done! Love these tights!! Great styling!
Nov 23, 2010, 10.45 PMby corinneski
C'est tres chic! Nothing wrong with your English either.
Nov 23, 2010, 05.20 PMby nic101
fits perfectly!
Nov 22, 2010, 11.32 AMby Angela Kane
I am so enjoying seing these projects. lnae, you have made a lovely dress and I am sure you will be making it up again.
I don't seem to get a notification when someone makes up my pattern so I have to keep an eye on things.
As promised, I hope you will take up my offer of Free Membership for One Year to my site for making up this project. Just contact me through my BurdaStyle Profile and give me your email address.
I have patterns just for members and very soon, in-depth sewing videos too, similar to my free videos but more so.
Nov 22, 2010, 08.43 AMby jde
Great fit! I love the way it shape in the body.
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C'est tres jolie!
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It's a great fit for you!
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Tres jolie! This looks like a great pattern and it's great on you!
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Trop mignon! Ca te fait une belle silhouette :)
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After a vote on January 8, Illinois is set to join only two other states, New Mexico and Washington, to allow illegal immigrants to apply for state drivers licenses. A third state, Utah, allows illegals to drive on temporary permits.
The 65-46 vote where 11 Republicans, some in leadership positions, joined Democrats to extend legal licenses came after a long, heated debate (SB 957).
Conservative activist William J. Kelly criticized the law.
"This kind of legislation has spurred a serious fraud problem in New Mexico and other states where it has been enacted," Kelly wrote in the State Journal-Register. "Papers have been forged, auto repair shops have been regularly listed as places of residence, and more illegal driver's licenses schemes have caused headaches for law enforcement as foreigners from other countries come to the state to fraudulently receive a U.S. driver's license."
Indeed, New Mexico's Governor has been fighting to repeal her state's licenses for illegals law.
Safety concerns were foremost in mind of detractors of this bill. One of the biggest concerns was that fingerprinting is not included in the law.
Supporters claimed that the bill would show Illinois to be a "welcoming" place for law-abiding illegal immigrants that just want to work and make a living.
"Our entire state would benefit from Senate Bill 957. If only half the 250,000 get [temporary licenses] and get insured, Illinois insurance policy holders would save $46 million per year," said Rep. Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago) on January 7. "Police officers would be able to know who they're stopping."
But at least one Illinois police chief disagreed with Rep. Acevedo. During the debate on the bill Hanover Park Police Chief David Webb told the House Transportation Vehicles & Safety Committee that there just weren't enough safety measures in the bill.
"Without these basic public safety and homeland security safeguards, this bill is unsafe," Chief Webb said.
Despite Rep. Acevedo's claim that more drivers will become insured with his law, the bill does not require proof of insurance before an illegal immigrant can get his license. Supporters say that such a requirement is unnecessary as the law already states that drivers have to be insured to drive in the Land of Lincoln. Further a provision in the law maintains that a police officer can confiscate the license if the illegal immigrant cannot produce proof of insurance on demand.
Detractors also point out that number of insured drivers did not materially increase in Washington or Arizona after those states passed their drivers licenses for illegals bills.
Some illegal immigrant activists said that the bill may not make much difference because lawbreaking illegals won't likely trust subjecting themselves to the government to sign up for the new privileges.
"It's asking immigrants to hand over all their information to the state and I just think there's going to be a real reluctance there if the people are not legal citizens in the country," said Cristobal Cavazos, Immigrant Solidarity DuPage.
Applicants must be able to show residency in the state for a year before being afforded the three-year license which will called a Temporary Visitor Driver's License.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said he will sign the bill.


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Defense lawyers say some witnesses deported too soon
Three months ago in a Houston courtroom, Jose Adrian Garcia, a 52-year-old married father of three, was on trial for murder.
The strangled victim was found by police on the side of a road in the Houston suburb of Galena Park. Garcia was seen with the victim the night before. He told police the killer was another man — an illegal immigrant known around the neighborhood as a violent person who had military training in Mexico.
As the jury heard testimony in the trial, where a conviction possibly meant Garcia faced life in prison, his attorneys could not call up the man Garcia claimed to be the killer.
The U.S. government had deported him.
"My reaction was 'How in the world did this happen? How could you let this guy go?'" said Garcia's trial attorney, Ellis McCullough. "Just as a matter of caution, they could've certainly held up his deportation until the case was resolved."
Garcia was convicted and has begun serving a 45-year prison term. He is trying to appeal his conviction based on the deportation of his witness.
Defense attorneys and public defenders across the country say Garcia's case illustrates what has become a troubling, systemic problem in the criminal justice system. They say defendants facing charges including murder, human smuggling, alien harboring and employing illegal immigrants are having a hard time keeping people who could help in their defense in the country.
They blame a fractured federal justice system, where government prosecutors select who they want to use as witnesses, and the rest get deported by federal immigration officials.
"By the time we're assigned the case, they're gone," said Kyle Welch, senior litigation counsel for the Federal Public Defender for the southern district of Texas.
A deported defense witness led a California appeals court to throw out charges in September against a man charged with transporting illegal immigrants. Fourteen people were caught by Border Patrol agents, and federal prosecutors detained three people who identified Jonathan Leal-Del Carmen as the smuggler to serve as witnesses. The rest of the group, including one person who said Leal-Del Carmen was not the smuggler, were deported.
"As of today, there should be no doubt that the unilateral deportation of witnesses favorable to the defense is not permitted in our circuit," wrote Chief Judge Alex Kozinzki of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Agents for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) usually arrest illegal immigrants and take their initial statements. Justice Department prosecutors then determine who will be charged with crimes, such as human trafficking, and who will be detained as a witnesses to those cases.
After that determination is made, ICE spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez said they allow defense attorneys access to the illegal immigrants. But she said, "Individuals in ICE custody are detained solely for the purpose of removal."
CBP declined requests for comments.
Justice spokeswoman Allison Price said their prosecutors work "diligently, often in difficult and fast-moving situations" to identify and hold witnesses that would provide any testimony important to the case — for the government, or the defense.
She said prosecutors must also weigh the financial and physical burdens of detaining those witnesses, and the human cost to witnesses who are held but not charged.
"As such, the rights of both defendants and witnesses are carefully considered by the Justice Department," Price said. "Only material witnesses with unique, relevant information are held in the United States for purposes of providing testimony."
Adrian Fontes, a former prosecutor who is now a defense attorney in Phoenix, said they're not asking for the government to indefinitely detain thousands of people for months. They just want an opportunity to interview potential witnesses before they're shipped out of the country.
"All I really need is 20, 30 minutes with them," he said. "The fact that I don't have access to eye witnesses who see my client, hear my client — that I can't even ask these people questions because the federal government removes them from the country? That just violates fundamental fairness."
Attorneys say the problem is most common along the southwest border with Mexico where people are routinely charged with smuggling and harboring illegal immigrants. Carlos Andres Garcia, a defense attorney in Mission, Texas, estimates he is assigned one such case every six weeks.
"In every one of those cases, there are witnesses who are no longer available, even for an interview," Garcia said.
Stephanie Clark, a defense attorney in San Francisco, learned firsthand how hard it is to prove to a judge that a witness was deported improperly.
Two years ago, Clark represented Armando Jacinto, a Santa Rosa, Calif., man who was charged with assault and attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a man during a fight in a restaurant. The trial judge threw out the charges after Jacinto's sole witness — who said another man was holding the knife during the fight — was deported.
But the Supreme Court of California overturned that decision. In a 2010 ruling, the court found that Jacinto had proven that the witness would have been helpful to his defense, but did not show that the government acted in bad faith by deporting him.
The court ruled that the sheriff's deputies who were working in the jail and released the witness to federal immigration agents for deportation were not part of the same team as the county prosecutors who were prosecuting Jacinto. Because of that difference, the court ruled that "no misconduct occurred."
"I think the courts have to keep in mind that criminal defendants have very limited resources and have a pretty high burden," Clark said. "The courts have to be sensitive to how difficult that is when they make their rulings."
In a few cases, deporting witnesses has come back to haunt the government.
During President George W. Bush's administration, massive raids of factories and plants across the country were conducted. Federal agents would swoop into the businesses and detain hundreds of workers, carefully identifying and interviewing each one that was in the country illegally and quickly placing them into deportation proceedings.
Later on, federal prosecutors would file lawsuits against the employers for violating the nation's immigration and employment laws. By the time the suits were filed in court, however, the illegal immigrants were long gone, depriving the companies the ability to question them.
In various lawsuits, those companies have argued that the government destroyed their ability to defend themselves by deporting their only witnesses.
In 2000, federal agents raided Nebraska Beef, rounding up more than 200 illegal immigrants who were working at the plant. But a judge found that federal prosecutors "made a mockery" of the government's responsibility to preserve evidence that may favor the defense by deporting the illegal immigrants. After that ruling, prosecutors settled with Nebraska Beef and dropped the criminal charges.
"We certainly have learned some lessons," U.S. Attorney Mike Heavican told the Omaha World Herald in 2002. "We don't intend to quit enforcing the immigration laws of the United States. We'll do some things differently, perhaps."
Carlos Andres Garcia said the solution is simple — they simply want the government to hold potential witnesses long enough for defense attorneys to interview them before they're deported.
Welch, of the public defender's office in southern Texas, said another possible solution is requiring immigration officials and prosecutors to provide statements from every witness rounded up in a case before deporting them.
"I would think that would be their responsibility," Welch said.


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